DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING FROM THE HARRY POTTER SERIES. I only own my OC. alright here you go
A/N: Okay. I love this story with a passion, and I know my spelling and grammar may be off a bit, I'm not cool enough to have a functioning spell/grammar check (yeah my computer sucks that bad) I'll try and proofread when I get the chance. So go ahead and say what you have to, but please review!!
A/N: AH! I just finished Deathly Hallows. Errgh! Anyone who's finished it will probably know why I'm slightly angry. Lol. I wont give spoilers here. I'm not mean. Anyway, Kinda sad it's over... but HP will live on in the books, the movies, our hearts, and of course...Fanfics. LOL
Enjoy!
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Chapter 10: Victims of Love
It was a sunny Saturday morning, and many of the students were outside having snowball fights, or enjoy the above 30-degree weather.
Sirius and James, however, sat on opposite sides of the trophy room. Classes had been in session for about a week, and Professor McGonagall had finally given the boys their detention. They were being forced to clean everything in it with no magic. This wasn't the first time they'd had this as a punishment. In fact, people used to joke that the trophy room would probably get horribly unkempt once James and Sirius were gone.
Neither one had said a word to the other as the scrubbed the trophies and plaques. The only sounds had been the clanks of the heavy objects moveing and the splash of water every little while. Now it was just another awkward silence.
Sirius stared at the ceiling. He hated being in the same room with James and not talking. He wished that his friend would suddenly come up with another idea to land them back in detention, and that they'd laugh together at their own cleverness, like always.
But he had brought this upon himself.
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Elliot and Lily were sitting together in the common room. Lily was reading, and Elliot was trying her best to do her Herbology homework. "Lily, I can't concentrate..." Lily didn't even bother to look up at her. Elliot frowned and looked back down at the two sentances she had managed to write. "I hate when everyone's fighting..."
"Everyone is not fighting."
"The Marauders are fighting."
"That's not everyone."
Elliot took a breath of annoyance and shoved her homework back into her bag. "O yeah, I forgot. You really don't care do you?" Lily slammed her book, "Don't start that! You know I do. But I'm not going to let their silly fights affect me." Elliot looked directly into Lily's eyes, "Even if it involves you? You won't try to help?" Lily bit her lip and opened her book back up, "They'll be okay. Nothing can ruin that friendship."
Just then, The portrait hole swung open. James and Sirius stepped through, both looking like it was taking all they had not to start screaming at one another. Sirius walked over to the two girls, "Hey Ellie." He sat down next to Lily, "Hey Lily." She looked up and smiled at him. Elliot grabbed her things and got up, "You two sicken me. Really you do."
She walked around the chair and grabbed James' arm right as he began towards his dormitory. "Yes Elle?" She began to drag him back towards the portrait hole, "I want to talk to you. Let's go for a walk." James rolled his eyes, "This isn't going to be much fun is it?"
"Shut up."
Elliot dragged him outside of the portrait hole. "Shall we walk?" He nodded and the two began down the stairs. "James... I know you like Lily...a lot..." James snorted and jumped the last two steps as the staircase began to move. Elliot quickly followed. They stood on the floating platform waiting for the next staircase in silence for a moment. "James, I just don't think she's worth ruining your friendship!" James turned to look at her as she continued, "I mean, you two are basically brothers." James raised an eyebrow, "You think that that's the whole reason why I'm upset?"
"Well..."
"He's only doing this because me and him go through everything together. He figures that since he has to watch his enemy with the girl he loves, by dating Lily, I have to go through the same thing."
Elliot stared blankly at him as two staircases arrived, one down and one up. "Wait you're blaming me?" James shrugged, "Well, he wouldn't be like this is you weren't snogging Snivellus every other time we see you." He went to step down the stairs, but that stairwell decided it was time to move again. He sighed and turned back to the one leading up, "I guess we're not going very far huh?" He began up the stairs.
"You're blaming me?!" Elliot grabbed his arm again, "So you're saying this is MY fault?!" She stepped up onto the stair with him, "By him being an ass to me, and me finally giving up on him, it's my fault." James shook his head, "No. It's your fault for dating Snivellus." He ripped his arm away and began up the stairs again. Elliot stared in disbelief, "You've got to be bloody KIDDING ME!" She started back up the stairs, but suddenly felt her leg sinking into the step. She looked down, "Damnit! JAMES!" She looked back up as James walked towards the portrait, "I'm stuck in the trick step!...James!" He went inside without even looking back.
Elliot frowned as she knelt down on the step below the trick one, seeing as her leg had now sunk in up to about her knee. "Come on!"
"Need a little help?" Elliot turned around to see Remus behind her. "Thank god! Yes, please!" Remus laughed and stepped up onto the step above the trick one. "Grab my hands." She did as she was told, and within a minute, she joined Remus on the step above. "Thanks." He wrapped his arm around her, "Come on, let's go."
"You saw the whole thing didn't you?"
Remus nodded. She stared at him for a moment. Remus just smiled, "I don't blame you at all Elle." Elliot sighed and put her head on his shoulder, "Did I ever tell you you're my best friend Moony?" He laughed, "Yeah. You say it all the time."
"Just know. I mean it."
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The days turned into weeks, and the weeks into months. Spring came around, bringing longer and warmer days, and bringing NEWTs closer and closer. Not to mention the end of the year was creeping up on everyone.
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James was alone in the common room. It was about 2:30 am and he was trying his best to finish his Transfiguration work. He sighed and leaned back in the armchair, glancing at the couch across from him. He frowned, remembering fifth year.
Back when they had all their OWL work, Sirius and James had stood up late like this, and when it got dull, or they didn't understand it, they'd go upstairs and wake up Remus. It was one of the more memorable times. The two friends trying to learn while still talking about the latest plans to get girls and what they'd do at the next full moon.
The full moon nights of this year had been awkward. No one wanted to leave Remus alone to go through his own hell. So all four still would get together and go with him. Still, while they were in their animangus forms, it sort of seemed like they weren't fighting.
No matter what it seemed like, James knew that they were.
James ruffled his hair and took a deep breath. He gathered his things and began to stand up when the portrait hole swung open. He glanced over at it, expecting Sirius. He knew that his old friend hadn't returned to Gryffindor tower yet that night. To his surprise, it was Lily.
James raised an eyebrow. "Lilz?" She looked up at him, with a red face and puffy eyes, tears cascading down her face. James tried to swallow back his caring words, but he couldn't help himself. "Lilz? What's wrong?" She bit her lip as it trembled even more. He dropped his bag and ran to her, as she began to fall to her knees.
He caught her, but both still ended up kneeling on the ground. James wrapped his arms tightly around her as she fell into his chest. They sat for a moment like this, Lily sobbing in James's arms.
"Lily.. What happened?" She looked up at him, "I'm an idiot James." She was gripping his shirt as tight as she could, and he could tell it was hard for her to talk without breaking down again. "I-I'm a stupid idiot..." He ran a hand trough her hair. "He's worse th-than y-you James... when it comes to being an e-e-egotistical bastard..." James stared at her, awestruck. "He...He said h-he was just in it f-for his s-s-stupid reputation."
She felt James tense up, "J-James." He swallowed, "Yeah?" She began shaking, "As h-horrible as this is... I-I D-Don't want y-y-you two f-fighting anymore..." James shook his head, "Lilz, He's getting a bit..."
"J-James...I m-mean it. Y-You two were s-so close and I know it's k-killing you two to be f-fighting."
Lily put her head on James' shoulder and lurched with another large sob. "N-Not to mention that you're b-both causing R-Remus, and P-Peter to be torn b-between you two." James took a deep breath and stood up, pulling Lily with him, "Come on, let's sit down."
They sat together for a while. The whole time, James kept his arms around her, and Lily didn't let go of his shirt. "J-James..."
"Yeah?"
"I'm h-happy y-you were here."
James nodded and rested his head on hers, "Glad I could be here for you."
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A/N: Awww! Lol.